Posted on 07/10/2003 10:31:28 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:05:13 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A commander's map-reading mistake, acute fatigue and a harsh desert environment combined to imperil the 507th Maintenance Company in a fierce Iraqi ambush that killed 11 soldiers and produced the capture of Pfc. Jessica Lynch, the Army says in a report.
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Poor excuse given GPS, cellphones, and computers.
A lensatic needle and a contour map is all you should really need - but I guess they don't teach that anymore in OCS.
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